Desk type penholder and inkstand



April 1, 1952 J. SANCHIS mzsx TYPE PENHOLDER AND INKSTAND Filed. Jan. 21, 1950 0v VE /V 7'02 JOSE 5A NCH/S A 7' TOQNE Y5 Patented Apr. 1, 1952 UNITED STATES -?ATENT OFFICE liilSK TYlE PENi-IGLDER AND INKSTAND .l'ose Sanehis, Newark, N. J. Appiieation January 21, 1950, Serial No. 139,887

l Claim. 1

This invention relates to a desk type pen and ink stand or unit.

It is an object of the instant invention to provide a pen and ink unit in which the pen is always ready for writing.

A further object is the creation of a pen and ink unit in which the ink is maintained at the desired level without danger of spillage.

Another object is the creation of a pen and ink unit in which the supply of ink can be readily augmented without taking special precautions against spillage.

It is also an object of the instant invention to provide a pen and ink unit wherein the reserve quantity of ink is readily determined.

Other objects of the instant invention will become apparent in the course of the following.

specification.

In the accomplishment of these objectives, subject pen and ink unit is constituted of a known pen in combination with an ink stand. The stand is provided with an upper opening designed for the removable insertion of an ink bottle and a lower opening communicating with the upper opening through a constricted passageway. Another passageway leading from the lower opening terminates in a receptacle for the pen which maintains the nib in writing condition and regulates the flow of ink from the ink bottle in the upper opening through the lower opening to the receptacle. With the pen in the receptacle, the passageway is blocked to atmospheric pressure and no ink enters the lower opening from the ink bottle. With the pen out of the receptacle, atmospheric pressure will force air through the receptacle and passageway and lower opening and the ink bottle whereupon the ink in the ink bottle will trickle downwardly into the lower opening until the passageway to the pen nib has been substantially filled. The rate of flow of the ink from the ink bottle to the lower opening is designed to be slow with the pen out of the receptacle and the passageway reasonably clear while each insertion of the pen into the receptacle further retards the rate of flow.

The invention will appear more clearly when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing showing by way of example a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the pen and ink unit constructed in accordance with the principles or this invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pen and ink unit shown in Figure 1;

(Cl. Rit -59) Figure 3 is a sectional view along 3-3 of Figure 2 but on an enlarged scale; and

Figure 4 is a sectional plan view, also enlarged.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings where like reference numerals indicate like parts. reference numeral 10 indicates the pen and ink unit, l l the pen, and i 2 the ink stand.

The pen ll may be of any of the known varieties with a nib holder designed for releasable insertion in the pen receptacle I3. later described. where it serves as a stopper with the nib under the surface of the ink.

The ink stand I2 is constituted of the ink bottle or container I4, and the holder l5 for the ink bottle.

The ink bottle I4 is a hollow cylindrical body very similar to the glass bottles in which small quantities of ink are usually marketed. However, the bottle l4 diners from the known ink bottle by being externally threaded around the main body adjacent the neck IS, the threaded portion being designated by reference numeral I! in Figure 3. While the bottle I4 may be made of glass, other material could also be used and it may be refilled as later shown so that there is no necessity for changing the marketing methods of ink manufacturers. The owner of subject pen and ink unit is free to use any favorite brand of ink and any favorite color.

The holder 15 may be made of material similar to the ink bottle and is a substantially solid body having a base member is spaced parallel from a top member [9 and arcuate side and back members and an inclined front member 20. A cylindrical opening is made in the solid body through the top member I9 and extended downwardly toward the base l8, the opening being divided into an upper portion 2| and a lower portion 22 by a constricted passageway 23 between the two portions and along the center line of the opening.

The lower portion 22 is formed with the cylindrical opening 24 of relatively shallow depth which communicates at the front with a passageway 25 the bottom of which is below the opening 24 and which leads to the bottom of the pen receptacle l3. The pen receptacle I3 tapers inwardly as shown most clearly in Figure 3 to coact with the bottom of the pen H and to permit the nib to pass into the passageway 25 for immersion into the ink a later shown. It will be noted that the passageway 25 has a depth greater than that of the opening 24 in order to facilitate the passage of air.

A valve unit 26 (Fig. 3) prevents the ink in the 3 a bottle I4 from spillage in any but the designed position of feeding the ink from the upper to the lower portions of the holder. Even with the bottle 14 full of ink and removed from the holder 15 and inverted, no ink will pass through the valve unit 26. The valve unit 26 is constituted of a coupling 21 internally threaded as shown, one end of which is threaded on the externally threaded neck It of the bottle l-l. Transversely disposed in the coupling 21 is a valve stem guide 28 and in which an opening 29 is made along the longitudinal center line of the coupling 27 for the slidable insertion of the later mentioned valve stem 39. Threaded in the lower or free end of the coupling 21 is a valve housing 3i, the lower or free end of which is constricted to form a valve seat 32. Coasting with the valve seat 32 is a valve 33 attached in any known manner to one end of the valve stem 3! and under downwardly directed tension of the valve spring 34 around the valve stem 30 and confined between the valve 33 and the valve stem guide 28 forcing the valve 33 when free under tension against the seat 32. However, in operation, the valve 33 must be unseated so the valve stem 30 is extended to pass through the valve 33 and the constricted opening in the housing 31. When the bottle 54 is screwed into position, the valve 33 will be forced upwardly by the coaction of the extended stem 30 with the inner surface or the opening 23 and ink will now from the bottle Hi into the lower portion 22 in accordance with the plan. A three-point guide 35 may be attached to the valve stem 39 between the coupling guide and the valve to prevent any binding of the valve whereby improper seating might arise.

The operation is as follows:

The pen and ink unit it is placed upright on the desk (Figs. 1 and 3). Suppose by looking through the transparent members, the ink supply appears to be low. With the pen l l in the receptacle 13, the bottle is is unscrewed from the upper portion of the stand or holder. In operating position, the outer end of the valve stem 39 pressing against the inner surface of the bottom of the opening 24 of the lower portion it: maintains the valve 33 unseated. By threading the bottle 14 out of the holder, the valve stem 3% under tension of the valve spring 34 is free to move outwardly and forces the valve 33 against the seat 32. By the time the upper bottle is completely released, the valve has completely closed and any ink remaining in the bottle will be confined therein without spillage in any position of the neck HS. Placed on the desk with the neck 16 upright, the coupling 21 may then be unscrewed from the neck i6 and placed to one side. From a quart bottle of ink supply, enough ink may be poured into the bottle 14 to fill it to a-reasonable depth whereupon the valve unit 26 is reattached. With the neck it of the bottle Hi turned downwardly, the bottle is reinserted in the upper portion of the opening in the holder. During the threading operation, the extended end of the valve stem 32 will press against the inner surface of the open ing 2a unseating the valve 33 and permitting the ink to flow from the bottle to the lower portion 4 22 when air has been introduced. With the pen H in the receptacle iii, the passageway is blocked and no air will be introduced. However, when the pen H is withdrawn from the receptacle 13, a bubble of air will pass through the passageway and lower portion 22 or up into the top of the bottle to permit a small quantity of ink to pass downwardly. The magnitude of the various openings has been so arranged that an excessive amount of ink will not pass and if the pen ll be accidentally left out of the receptacle l3 over a long period, the passageway 25 will fill with ink and substantially bar the passage of excessive air.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact disclosure herein described but may lend itself to a variety of expressions within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An ink stand having a downwardly directed opening for the inverted insertion of an ink bottie, the opening being divided into an upper and a lower portion by a constricted passageway in which the neck of the bottle is downwardly inserted, and the lower portion of the opening communicating with a receptacle for a pen nib; the improvements comprising a valve for the neck of the bottle, the valve comprising a coupling, one end of the coupling being removably disposed on the neck of the bottle with the free end downwardly directed toward the lower portion of the opening, a guide transversely disposed in the coupling intermediate the ends thereof, the guide having a central opening along the longitudinal center line of the coupling, a valve housing removably disposed on the free end of the coupling, the free end of the housing having a valve seat formed around the inner surface of a constricted opening aligned with the central opening in the guide of the coupling, a valve disposed in the housing coacting with the seat, a stem for the valve, one end of the stem being slidably disposed through the central opening in the guide of the coupling with the opposite end slidably disposed through and extended below the valve seat for operable engagement with the bottom of the lower portion of the opening in the ink stand when the ink bottle is inserted, a three-point guide coacting with the inner surface of the valve housing disposed on the valve stem intermediate the valve and the guide of the coupling, and a spiral spring disposed around the stem and under tension between the guide of the coupling and the three point guide.

JOSE V SANCI-IIS.

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